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Review Of Refugees: A Third World Dllemma, John R. Rogge, Editor, Robert Stoddard
Review Of Refugees: A Third World Dllemma, John R. Rogge, Editor, Robert Stoddard
Department of Geography: Faculty Publications
The mass movement of humans takes on considerable geographic importance because of the associated changes in the source area, in the region of destination, and in the people who leave a home territory for a foreign environment. These repercussions are often accentuated when people are forced to flee their homeland and to beg for asylum in a strange setting. With the number of contemporary refugees in the world greatly exceeding the volume of voluntary international migration, the need among geographers for information about refugees is great. Refugees: A Third World Dilemma, a collection of thirty papers about various aspects …
Review Of Michael Bradshaw, Regions And Regionalism In The United States, Robert Stoddard
Review Of Michael Bradshaw, Regions And Regionalism In The United States, Robert Stoddard
Department of Geography: Faculty Publications
The terms region and regionalism carry various meanings, so the book's emphasis is not conveyed by just the title. Unfortunately this confusion persists, even after reading the book. ... Nevertheless, the text is written clearly (in British English), the maps are pertinent, the index is helpful, and the various subtopics (see below) are presented succinctly.
After reviewing some familiar regionalizations of United States (e.g., the Census divisions, Trewartha's climatic regions, Zelinsky'S cultural area, and ones in regional geography textbooks), the author does a nice job of describing the historical conditions that produced regional differences within the United States. Also cultural …
Characteristics Of Buddhist Pilgrimages In Sri Lanka, Robert Stoddard
Characteristics Of Buddhist Pilgrimages In Sri Lanka, Robert Stoddard
Department of Geography: Faculty Publications
Although pilgrimages have been studied by geographers for many decades, we still are uncertain about the universality of certain basic geographic characteristics of this religious activity. It is true that NOLAN (1983; 1984; forthcoming) has provided a wealth of data on Christian pilgrimages, especially in Western Europe, and several geographers have analyzed aspects of the hajj. But, there have been relatively few studies about groups in many other settings, such as the Muslems in the Philippines, the Christians in India, and the Hindus in Africa. We need to expand our collective knowledge about pilgrimages by studying them in a wide …